In response to Nate’s post: 

What about families that aren’t “Bible People” … Do you think it’s ok to force Buddhist kids to follow the moral teachings of the Christian Bible? How would you feel if the school district adopted the teachings of the Bhagvad Gita as the “program of choice for teaching morals, values, and respect?”

I don’t think it is any more unfair to subject Buddist children to the teachings of christianity than it is for MY own child to be subjected to lessons at school on homosexuality and transgender issues (which is happening at many schools already).  At many schools, children are being taught that it is okay to be gay and that some children are born in the wrong body and have an identify crises.  This goes against my daughter’s religious beliefs, however if she were at one of these schools she would be forced to hear these lessons anyway.   Why is it that we can talk about EVERYTHING else in the world at school except God? I read an article this past summer about a senior valedictorian that wanted to simply say in her graduation speech that “her faith in God had led her down the right path throughout her school career”.  The school district wouldn’t even let her make this statement.  It was “controversial”.  But discussing homosexuality is not controversial?